Sale reports / Alabama / New Brockton Stockyards / 2022-09-12

New Brockton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · New Brockton, Alabama · Mon, Sep 12
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1986
Feeder Cattle receipts
514 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 502▲ 304 vs year ago 210 · +144.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
42 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 75▼ 3 vs year ago 45 · −6.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 9▼ 13 vs year ago 19 · −68.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $164.80/cwt on 159 head.
Average price
$164.80
159 head · 507 lb average
Value per head Derived
$836
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$42
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$21.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.80
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1460184.498492thin
Medium and Large 3422167.5470748
Medium and Large 2546163.23891109
One grade step is worth $21.26/cwt here — about −$42 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale159 hd
164.80
—
AL average15 barns · 1,797 hd
171.60
−6.80
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High2,125104.002,2102thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,35875.501,0252thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,11475.2283810
CowsLean 85-90%Low99770.7770611

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$7632thin

Every lot

45 lots · USDA AMS · Coffee County Stockyards - New Brockton, AL
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2320202.38/cwt200.00–210.006484
Steers—Medium and Large 3325185.14/cwt180.00–190.006027
Steers—Medium and Large 3366173.45/cwt170.00–180.0063524
Steers—Medium and Large 2370193.24/cwt190.00–200.007153
Steers—Medium and Large 3413164.61/cwt160.00–170.006803
Steers—Medium and Large 2425186.33/cwt186.00–187.007926
Steers—Medium and Large 1460184.49/cwt184.00–185.008492
Steers—Medium and Large 2467178.71/cwt174.00–182.0083520
Steers—Medium and Large 3475160.00/cwt160.00–160.007602
Steers—Medium and Large 2516171.60/cwt166.00–174.008858
Steers—Medium and Large 3525155.10/cwt150.00–160.008144
Steers—Medium and Large 2563154.46/cwt150.00–156.0087030
Steers—Medium and Large 3573147.97/cwt147.00–149.008482
Steers—Medium and Large 2626150.81/cwt148.00–152.0094432
Steers—Medium and Large 3626142.17/cwt140.00–145.008906
Steers—Medium and Large 2675148.50/cwt148.00–149.001,0024
Steers—Medium and Large 2718142.02/cwt140.00–144.001,0202
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3378147.32/cwt143.00–151.0055713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2379156.96/cwt153.00–160.005955
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425143.77/cwt141.00–145.0061113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426150.73/cwt148.00–155.0064218
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477147.77/cwt144.00–151.0070525
Heifers—Medium and Large 3478139.45/cwt138.00–141.006672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1479153.32/cwt151.00–154.007346
Heifers—Medium and Large 2538142.99/cwt140.00–150.0076924
Heifers—Medium and Large 2586141.37/cwt138.00–145.0082814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625142.00/cwt142.00–142.008883
Heifers—Medium and Large 2627137.27/cwt133.00–141.008617
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675131.00/cwt131.00–131.008842
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423185.80/cwt185.00–187.007865
Bulls—Medium and Large 2427176.78/cwt171.00–181.007559
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430161.95/cwt158.00–166.006962
Bulls—Medium and Large 3465147.47/cwt145.00–150.006862
Bulls—Medium and Large 1476176.08/cwt172.00–182.008386
Bulls—Medium and Large 2486162.77/cwt158.00–168.007914
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530158.30/cwt155.00–160.008393
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565148.60/cwt144.00–152.008403
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625147.01/cwt146.00–148.009192
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——2,125104.00/cwt104.00–104.002,2102
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89666.89/cwt65.00–69.005994
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05572.99/cwt72.00–75.007707
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09178.08/cwt76.00–80.008525
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13672.36/cwt70.00–75.008225
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35875.50/cwt75.00–76.001,0252
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—762.50/head750.00–775.007632

This sale against other markets

Alabama weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.